President Thabo Mbeki appointed Ginwala on 30 September 2007 to conduct the enquiry into National Director of Public Prosecutions Vusi Pikoli's fitness to hold office.
Vusumzi "Vusi" Pikoli (born 29 March 1958 in Port Elizabeth) is a South African advocate, and the recently fired head of South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority.
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The proceedings got off to a shaky start when the co-chairperson of the ad hoc parliamentary committee dealing with the matter, Oupa Monareng was revealed to have been convicted of criminal charges in the mid 1990s.